Michael Gergen (born February 17, 1987) is an American ice hockey player who last played for the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL. Playing career In the summer of 2005, the Pittsburgh Penguins used their second pick of the NHL Entry Draft to draft Gergen sixty-first overall. Two months later, Gergen joined the NCAA's University of Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs. Gergen skated 153 games for the Bulldogs from 2005 until 2009, scoring 34 goals and 35 assists. Gergen was a three-time member of the WCHA All-Academic Team and a WCHA Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2007-08. On May 13, 2009, Gergen signed with the Salzburg Red Bulls for the 2009-10 Erste Bank Eishockey Liga season. He scored 11 points in 45 games. Gergen started the 2010-11 season with the Utah Grizzlies of the ECHL. He was released from the team on December 19, 2010. On December 27, 2010, the Bakersfield Condors announced they had signed Gergen to a contract. In January 2012, the Condors traded Gergen to the Idaho Steelheads. Awards *WCHA Champion, U of Minnesota - Duluth Bulldogs (2008-09) *Winner, Continental Cup (2010)
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